title: Antioxidant, Heavy Metals and Elemental Analysis of Holoptelea integrifolia Planch.
abstract: The ethanol crude extract of stem bark of Holoptelea integrifolia Planch. traditionally used in Indian system of medicine was screened for its antioxidant activity using α-tocopherol as standard antioxidant. The free radical scavenging potential of the extract was evaluated by two different antioxidant methods; ferric thiocyanate and thiobarbituric acid method. The ethanol extract was found to exhibit good antioxidant property. Further physicochemical constants, elemental and heavy metal analysis of stem bark have been described.
authors.affiliation: Captain Srinivasa Murti Drug Research Institute for Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS), Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saraswathy
authors.forename: S Nandini
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Devi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramasamy